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ANDROSTERONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does androsterone mean?
• ANDROSTERONE (noun)
The noun ANDROSTERONE has 1 sense:
1. an androgenic hormone that is less active than testosterone
Familiarity information: ANDROSTERONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An androgenic hormone that is less active than testosterone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("androsterone" is a kind of...):
androgen; androgenic hormone (male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics)
ketosteroid (a steroid containing a ketone group)
Context examples
Androsterone is a weak anabolic hormone.
(Androsterone, NCI Thesaurus)
Androsterone glucuronide, a dihydrotestosterone metabolite, is present in serum.
(Androsterone, NCI Thesaurus)
Androsterone sulfate is clinically recognized as one of the major androgen metabolites found in urine, in males and females.
(Androsterone, NCI Thesaurus)
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